First Impression...
The infamous slogan, "You are entitled to your own opinion", was taken into deep consideration by the author, James Whyte. In his novel, Crimes Against Logic, he starts off introducing the topic about the irrelevant/false rights in his view. Whyte uses that discussion to introduce his stance on being entitled your opinion is not a right at all! Initially, when I first read this presented argument I was caught in a wave of shock. Since, the slogan is constantly used, I just thought it to be true. However, the author uses strong reasoning and explanations to make me understand his argument.
Secondly, I discovered something interesting. While, reading James tells us that we can use that "saying" in a correct manner and state,"I am entitled to my opinion and here's why",. This was interesting to me because it made realize that there seriously is a correct way and incorrect way to use the phrase regarding your opinion. The correct way being you expand on your opinion by explaining why you think that and back it up with evidence/reasoning. In contrast, the wrong way being that you simply just say,"That's just my opinion", and simply stop there. Overall, Whyte really opened my eyes to the slogan discussed above.
To conclude, this is what I gathered from reading this excerpt: Whyte is a persuasive writer (in my view), a new perspective on "rights", to strengthen any statement back up with reasoning, and lastly take time to analyze common sayings/phrases there might not be as true s you thought.
Signing out,
Destiny G.
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